Rachel Swisher, 27, was shot and killed on the evening of November 19, 2020, on West Kinney Street near Halsey Street in Newark’s Central Ward. The shooting occurred at about 7:30 p.m.; she was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:49 p.m. Another person was wounded and taken to University Hospital in stable condition.

Born February 4, 1993, in York, Pennsylvania, Rachel was a Northeastern High School graduate and a mother of three. Her mother and two sisters survive her; the family held a private graveside service at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Wellsville, New York. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and Newark detectives are handling the investigation. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced.

Did anyone in the Newark area see or hear anything that night that could help investigators?